I'd go for the Yashica, assuming you already have zuikos in the 28-50mm
range.
Medium format is fun stuff, but unless you have access to a darkroom,
process your own film, or have a good local lab that does MF, the expenses
do add up. Luckily I've got access to a full darkroom here at school and
there are several REALLY good labs in the city. I haven't done any color or
chromes with my 6x6 yet because I can't justify the expense when 35mm is so
much easier to deal with. If I was getting paid for my work (hehhhhe...
Still working on that one) I'd definitely spend more time with the MF.
Mike
on 1/6/02 7:59 PM, Olympus at olympus@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> There are surveys, there are biased surveys, and then there's asking the
> Olympus list if I should buy a Zuiko or something else..
>
> But I'll ask anyway.
>
> I have enough saved up to:
>
> 1) Buy a 35-70mm zoom from Tom
>
> 2) Buy a YashicaMAT-124G, so I can play in the 120 world.
>
> I sold my Zeiss Super Ikonta Russian knockoff, the Moskva 5. It was
> horrible in terms of lens quality, and the red window leaked like the hoover
> dam. But I would still like a medium format, but that 35-70mm zoom is SOOOO
> compact and seems to be a great "one lens does it all for that quick day
> trip" lens..
>
> Errr.. I'm taking a vote! Let me know! Thanks.
>
> Albert
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